Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769

Minister, Old South Church.

From the description of List of marriages performed by Rev. Joseph Sewall, 1719 April 9-1720 Feb. 25. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 297169528

Joseph Sewall (1688-1769) served as Minister of the Old South Church of Boston. He was the eighth child of Samuel Sewall (1652-1730), the famous diarist and judge. The younger Sewall graduated from Harvard College in 1707. He was a distant relative of William Bartlett Sewall (1782-1869), Joseph Sewall (1795-1851), and Edmund Quincy Sewall (1828-1908).

From the description of Compendium Logica, secundum principia D. Renati Descartes, Catechistico propositum, 1704?-1705? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207169896

Joseph Sewall was born into a privileged and aristocratic Boston family. Educated at Harvard, he became pastor of the prestigious Old South Church. As heir to the orthodox Puritan tradition of Cotton Mather, Sewall preached and wrote in support of traditional New England values, fighting what amounted to a losing battle with the enlightenment and the growing cosmopolitan spirit of the United States. Sewall was an unwavering supporter of the Puritan ethic, and a learned, erudite scholar.

From the description of Joseph Sewall sermon draft, between 1713-1769. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57759787